cappuccino

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"It's like if you order a cup of cappuccino, then someone gives you something that's not cappuccino: you don't want it because it's not what you ordered," she says, still toying with her coffee.

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  1. noun Espresso coffee mixed or topped with steamed milk or cream.
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    The history of the word cappuccino exemplifies how words can develop new senses because of resemblances that the original coiners of the terms might not have dreamed possible. The Capuchin order of friars, established after 1525, played an important role in bringing Catholicism back to Reformation Europe. Its Italian name came from the long pointed cowl, or cappuccino, derived from cappuccio, "hood,” that was worn as part of the order's habit. The French version of cappuccino was capuchin (now capucin), from which came English Capuchin. The name of this pious order was later used as the name (first recorded in English in 1785) for a type of monkey with a tuft of black cowl-like hair. In Italian cappuccino went on to develop another sense, "espresso coffee mixed or topped with steamed milk or cream,” so called because the color of the coffee resembled the color of the habit of a Capuchin friar. The first use of cappuccino in English is recorded in 1948.

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  • They had espresso, cappuccino, and caffè latte, also very big in prairie days. —  Futures Imperfect
  • The voodoo priest and all his powders were as nothing compared to espresso, cappuccino, and mocha, which are stronger than all the religions of the world combined, and perhaps stronger than the human soul itself. —  EFL Geek 3.0 - ESL & EFL in Korea
  • "It's like if you order a cup of cappuccino, then someone gives you something that's not cappuccino: you don't want it because it's not what you ordered," she says, still toying with her coffee. —  Culture | guardian.co.uk
  • O'My Flavored Lubricant came in many unusual and scrumptious flavors, such as strawberry cheesecake, cappuccino, and the flavour I chose - passion fruit. —  feminist blogs
  • Just finished cappuccino -- Deb and Steve had tea. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
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  1. Italian, Capuchin, cappuccino (from the resemblance of its color to the color of the monk's habit); see capuchin.
 

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